Need a Flatt Glass Film recomendation

Father-in-law wants his slider door on the West side of the house tinted.

His dog's tend to want to get at the blinds when they are closed so he'd like to keep them open as much as possible but after 2-3pm the sun is just too much into the kitchen and the heat as well.

His major concerns are the heat & the privacy during the times the blinds are open.

What film would you recommend using?

Thanks

Optitune 05% or lighter. if he doesnt mind that mirror look on the outside. Or you can go with Johnson Night Scape 15%. NOt so reflective but does the trick and can see our perfect.

A metalized film definitely. BUT, we need to know what kind of glass.

If they are sliders, could be tempered glass. I know here in NJ I've never come across a slider that wasn't tempered.


-R

nice to see ya again kemble...haven't seen you around much lately. i'd suggest a DR-25 or DR-15.

Thanks guys...

Yeah, the wife and I had our first little one. We have a 6mo daughter now. Kemble's Daughter's Blog So she's taken up all my free time :P


The glass is tempered, if that's what you call the double pane with the stitching look between the glass.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Time to call the film distributor for some samples.

cute kid

I would go with a DR-35. I think its reflective enough to add privacy during those hours. If you go with anything more reflective it will stick out to much from the rest of the house.

DR35 is too light imo, 20 would be a better fit imo.

You can also use a ceramic film to keep the reflectivity down. I would recommend that or a Dual Reflective in a 35% if you do not want it to stand out from the other windows on the house.

what kind of non reflective ceramic would you use?

I was thinking something along the lines of Vista Harmony 40. You could also go for something like 3M Prestige 40. That is what I was thinking of when I made the post.

wouldnt that still be somewhat reflective
we just have to becareful how we explain to customers, when you say "not shiny" and when you install any film, it just enhances the window appearance thus windows are already shiny when you look at them, I've managed to use Geo50% and at certain angles you can tell the "shiny" appearance, hell, i've used 70% and still seems shiny

have you seen a lil video of how prestige holds up against other window films? were you put a piece of tape over prestige film and when you rip it off all is left is the "clear" on the film as if it was the liner.

just to clarify: he didn't say non reflective ceramic. you said that. by "keeping the reflectivity down" he probably meant a ceramic would be less reflective than the 5% you advised the guy to murder his windows with.

Well, the amount of shine has many factors including the type of window the installation is occurring on. A low E window is more shiny than a standard window. A Low E Squared window even more than a Low E. Double pane more than single pane. You get the picture. A single sheet of glass with no film and no Low E coatings will have a reflectivity of roughly 8-10%. Many films have an exterior reflectivity of 20-30% and some even higher. The reason that I mentioned ceramics is that they typically have the lowest reflectivity ratings (usually between 8-12%). You cannot get around the fact that the higher the exterior reflection, the more reflective the window will be. However, a ceramic film on a Low-E Squared window may still appear shiny from the outside, but that has more to do with the coatings on the glass versus the film. Hope that explains my rational for the answer.

Installed a ceramic film today and there were low E IG units down the sides and single pane doors, and the IG windows were much more reflective

Two factors making it more reflective than the doors. Low E and IG. It is always tough to get the reflectivity to match when the units are so different.